- April 24, 2025
Colossal ancient icebergs left grooves on the bottom of the North Sea
Tabular icebergs are breaking away from the ice shelves of Antarctica James Kirkham City-sized icebergs once drifted past the coast of Britain when ice sheets
Stone Age dog skeleton hints at complex early relationship with pets
The skull of the newly discovered Palaeolithic dog Jean-Baptiste Fourvrel An “extremely rare” 16,000-year-old canine skeleton from southern France offers evidence that Stone Age humans
Artificial light pollution could fuel growth of toxic algal blooms
Cyanobacteria blooming in Lake Windermere, UK Ashley Cooper pics/Alamy Communities around the world trying to manage blooms of toxic algae and cyanobacteria already know they
A timeline of the most important events in quantum mechanics
The seeds of quantum theory were sown by Albert Einstein and others as early as 1905. But the theory came together properly 100 years ago
US military launches initiative to find the best quantum computer
The control room at quantum computer start-up Quantinuum Quantinuum The US military has launched an effort to determine who may be able to build a
Space could emerge from time
Some physicists are questioning the idea of space-time SAKKMESTERKE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Physicists of the 19th century assumed that space was distinct from time – and
AI data scrapers are an existential threat to Wikipedia
Wikipedia is under threat from the AI boom Chris Dorney / Alamy Wikipedia is one of the greatest knowledge resources ever assembled, containing crowdsourced contributions
Ozempic weight loss is deemed less praiseworthy than lifestyle changes
The diabetes drug Ozempic can help people lose significant amounts of weight quickly Marc Bruxelle/Shutterstock Using Ozempic to lose weight, even when combined with lifestyle
Unusually tiny hominin deepens mystery of our Paranthropus cousin
The thigh and shin bones of Paranthropus robustus Jason L. Heaton A fossilised left leg unearthed in South Africa belongs to one of the smallest
Distracted by your phone? Putting it out of reach may not help
Smartphones can be a distraction from other tasks Pheelings media/Shutterstock Do you find yourself distracted at work, turning to your smartphone for a bit of
